Latest articles by Ker Than
Early Humans Dug for Food, Study Suggests
Before TV dinners and even before fire was harnessed, a meager diet.
Apes Point to Origins of Human Language
Humans might have been signing long before they were speaking.
Meet Your New Cousins, the Flying Lemurs
The strange-looking creatures glide using a skin-fold like flying squirrels.
Good Night's Sleep Key to Strong Memories
New research supports sleep's key role in memory formation.
New Ancient Ape Species Discovered
Scientists debate whether it is proof our ancestors evolved only in Africa.
Clever Trick Lets Snakes Eat Toxic Prey
A foolproof plan allows the Australian death adder to eat poisonous frogs.
How Ventriloquists Fool the Brain
A brain region that responds to sight and sound together could hold the key.
Key Found to Making Robots Human-Friendly
Children accepted a touch-sensitive robot as one of them.
Meet Your New Cousins, the Flying Lemurs
The strange-looking creatures glide using a skin-fold like flying squirrels.
Brain Cells Colored To Create 'Brainbow'
The new technique causes neurons to glow in 90 distinct colors.
First Land Creatures Saw in Vivid Color
The first fish that climbed onto land could likely see in color.
Power Outage Shuts Down Government Agency
Workers at the National Science Foundation have been sent home for the day.
Something Very Fishy Revealed about Human Fingers
The gene that makes our hands and feet also make fish fins.
Genetic Ancestry Tests Mostly Hype, Scientists Say
Such "vanity tests" rely on misconceptions about race and genetics.
The Incredible Shrinking Radio
It's thinner than a human hair and can covert radio waves into sound.
Prehistoric Humans Hit the Beach During Cold Spell
Shellfish, pigments, and stone tools were found in an African coastal cave.
Strong-Jawed Dino Likened to Arnold Schwarzenegger
It's been dubbed the "Arnold Schwarzenegger" of dinosaurs.
Woolly Mammoth Hair Yields 'Fantastic' DNA
Hair is a better source of ancient DNA than bone or muscle, a woollymammoth study suggests.
'Jurassic Park' Villain Had Feathers
Velociraptor was turkey-sized and a new study shows it had feathers, too.
Arctic Meltdown Opens Fabled Northwest Passage
Artic ice melting is clearing a path for a trade route.
Oldest Identifiable Footprints Found
Paleozoic Era footprints have been matched to the animals that made them.
New Theory: How Intelligence Works
How well information travels through the brain could determine intelligence.
